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  • Apply / Understanding the process

    What we look for

    . Remember that there are many ways to make an impact—we're not looking for ... 're 15. Tutoring a single kid in math changes the world. Advocating for ... money to interesting lectures—and it’s up to each student to choose a path
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Academic preparation

    applicants generally have a GPA of 3.5 or above, and mostly A's in mathematics ... transfer students take a variety of mathematics and science courses before ... chemistry and biology. For more details about the GIRs, please refer to the
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    letters on behalf of your applicants. For our advice and tips on writing a ... automatically receive an email with a link where you can fill out and submit your ... prepared to speak with you and answer your questions.[/intro] Call us We are

  • Policies

    discovery with the support and intellectual stimulation of a diverse campus ... provide both support and criticism. Moreover, the experience of working with ... , recommenders, alumni and current students with whom you may have a personal
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Majors & minors

    -1 ✅Yes ✅Yes Materials Science and Engineering 3 & 3-A ✅Yes ... the catalog for the gory details, or check out these handy major ... Archaeology and Materials 3-C ✅Yes ✅Yes Architecture 4 ✅Yes ✅Yes Art

  • Clubs, activities, and athletics

    active than you think. Don't take our word for it—watch Kylie Y. ’19 and AJ ... might expect. But MIT students also run a Laboratory for Chocolate Science, organize large-scale hackathons, and host educational programs for local

  • Explore MIT on your own

    Semester and a Half (blog by Cami M. ’23) Meet MIT faculty (Tea with ... [intro]You don't have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for MIT ... marrying knowledge with action—whether designing, building, and presenting
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    Estimate your cost

    questions. It is roughly accurate for families with broadly typical finances ... look like, including assessing likely eligibility for the Federal Pell ... begin. Please note Both tools are designed for first-time, full
  • Discover / Life and culture

    Arts & music

    introductory courses for all MIT students. With over 25 majors, minors, and ... -level training to ensembles and classes that you can join even if you’re just a ... creativity, both in and out of classes. Some of the many ways you can explore
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For home educators

    [intro]MIT has a long history of admitting homeschooled students, and ... . However, we do have some qualities we look for in for homeschooled students ... One quality that we look for in all of our applicants is evidence of
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    as your corresponding application cycle for both first-year and ... your application and demonstrates strong creative talent for a young ... for you and your family, you may qualify for a fee waiver. To request a
  • Discover / Learn more

    Other videos

    More than 40 MIT[annotation note="That's jargon for Departments, Labs, and Centers, the basic organizational entities that constitute MIT."]DLCs[/annotation]have a YouTube channel where they post videos about teaching, research, and
  • About

    About MIT Admissions

    tell you what we are looking for, publish admissions statistics, and ... expectations influence the behavior of students, parents, and others with a stake ... , including both prospective first-year and transfer students. We also
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    perspectives, personalities, talents, and interests, and we are looking for a ... connection with wherever they call home. We are emphatically not looking for ... , love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    the admissions process as a rite of passage—a challenging initiation that marks the transition out of childhood and into adult responsibility.[/intro] The college search and application process should be about one thing

  • En Español

    objetivo de MIT continúa siendo el mismo: "ampliar el conocimiento y educar a ... a la nación y al mundo en el siglo XXI mediante la generación, la ... asistió a escuelas secundarias públicas y aproximadamente el 20% representa